Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Policy Network, Non-Governmental Organization, Civil Society

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Maxwell Smith

Document Summary

Chapter 6 - interest groups and the policy process. Cause group interest or pressure group whose main goal is to promote a particular issue or cause. Civil society the part of society b/w the private sphere of the family or household and the sphere of government. Civil society group a group or organization which is outside government. It may or may not be involved in public policy. Governance denotes the rules of collective decision-making in settings where there are a plurality of actors or organizations and where no formal control system can dictate the terms of the relationship between these actors and organizations. Insider group interest groups that pursue a strategy designed to win themselves the status of legitimate participants in the policy process. Interest (pressure) group any group outside the state including market and some civil society groups that attempts to influence policy to achieve specific goals.